निकृत् [ nikṛt ] [ ni-√ kṛt:1 ] P. Ā. [ -kṛntati ] , [ °te ] , to cut or hew down , cut away , cut or chop off , cut through or or to pieces , massacre Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Suśr. ; Ā. [ °te ] , (also) to cut one's self (or one's nails ) Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr. : Caus. [ -kartayati ] , to cause to cut or cut down Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr.